I find it unfathomable that no other country has ever gone to the moon in 50 years despite vast development in technology. Hell, even the US never went back. Why would it be a one off effort? Why not go repeatedly to perform better scans, gain more samples and set up a lunar base?

Plus, how did NASA "lose" telemetry data from the mission? Do they store it in some random garage? How does a billion dollar government agency lose the data on what is perhaps the most momentous event in the history of science?

NASA in fact claims that it has ''lost'' the technology to go to space? How do you lose technology from 1969 to 2020 when there's been a revolution in computer technology, transistors, engines and material science? It should be a breeze to go to the moon now compared to 1969.

Why is China, the world leader in engineering only attempting to send drones to mars but not a manned mission to the moon? Same with Russia.

The reason imo is the same as to why stealth combat drones are far cheaper than 4th generation fighters. The complex life support systems and g-tolerances required to keep a crew alive is too big a burden.

The US might have a ''been there done that '' attitude to moon landing, but what about the other great powers who are hungry for clout and to match the US in prestige?

Don't get me wrong. I think humans have been to space, primarily to set satellites and other research related stuff, but I don't think they've gone to the moon. The Van Allen belt is also another serious obstacle.